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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's property empire  —  Fox News host who said Trump's fixer ‘knows real estate’ has a portfolio that includes support from Department of Housing and Urban Development, a fact he did not mention when interviewing secretary Ben Carson last year
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Sean Hannity linked to shell companies that spent $90M on property: report  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity is linked to a group of shell companies that have spent $90 million buying hundreds of homes across the U.S through the help of foreclosures and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Guardian reported Sunday.
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Stormy Daniels lawyer claims Hannity, Cohen relationship was ‘extensive’
Discussion: RedState
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
‘No credible sightings’ of Waffle House shooting suspect as manhunt continues, police say … Police continued their intensive search Monday for the 29-year-old suspected of opening fire at a Tennessee Waffle House and killing four people one day earlier.  —  The Metro Nashville Police Department …
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Tennessean.com:
The 29-year-old hero from Waffle House shooting: ‘I saw the opportunity and I took it’
Tennessean.com:
Waffle House shooting: Father of suspect Travis Reinking previously took away son's guns
Christal Hayes / USA Today:
Waffle House suspect Travis Reinking deemed himself a ‘sovereign citizen,’ part of anti-government group
Discussion: Raw Story
Holly Yan / CNN:
Hero customer rushes Waffle House killer and rips away his assault-style rifle
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:   Waffle House shooting: Authorities seized suspect's AR-15 after arrest at White House last year
Simon Hattenstone / The Guardian:
Shania Twain on abuse, betrayal and finding her voice: ‘I wanted a break - but not for 15 years’  —  As she begins her first album tour since 2002, she talks about the violent childhood and devastating divorce that make her pop's great survivor  —  Shania Twain was at the peak of her powers when she lost her voice.
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Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
An iconic female country singer just came out as a Trump supporter
Discussion: The Guardian and AOL
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Avoids Direct Reference to Comey Memos in Speech  —  In her first public appearance since James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, began his book tour, Hillary Clinton made only a glancing reference to him in a speech on Sunday night and instead focused most of her attacks …
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Frank Miles / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan  —  Hillary Clinton won't go away.  —  So conservatives are giving her a seat at the table.  —  Clinton is starring in the Republican Party's 2018 midterm strategy.  With no Democrat to attack in the White House for the first time in nearly …
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The Republicans' Desperate Obsession With Nancy Pelosi
Discussion: The Atlantic
Steve Peoples / Yahoo:   Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Watch President Trump repeat Fox News talking points  —  From Fox hosts' lips to the president's ears  —  President Donald Trump doesn't hide his feelings: He thinks Fox News is the “fairest” source of news.  He watches Fox all the time.  Fox talking points frequently show up in his tweets and speeches.
USA Today:
Confirm Mike Pompeo to fill the void at State  —  Though Trump nominee's hawkish views are troubling, they are not sufficient reason to block his confirmation to be secretary of State: Our view  —  America has been without a secretary of State for three weeks, and without one who had the trust …
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New York Times:
Mueller Guides Us Through the Swamp  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  The special counsel, Robert Mueller, has not yet presented evidence that the Trump campaign conspired …
USA Today:
Love him or hate him, Jeff Sessions is why Mueller's Russia probe is still on track  —  Thank Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller for running Justice and the Russia probe by the book despite extreme pressure from Donald Trump.  —  CONNECT  —  One of us is a supporter …
Discussion: New York Post
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building a Digital Media Empire  —  For a brief moment in late October 2016, when Hillary Clinton was surfing on a six-point national lead over Donald Trump and James Comey had yet to dive-bomb the presidential race, the talk of the political class was a set …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House fears VA secretary will get denied  —  Senior administration officials and senators from both parties on the Veterans Affairs Committee are growing increasingly concerned about Ronny Jackson's prospects to be confirmed as Trump's Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Discussion: Political Wire
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Aleksandr Kogan: The link between Cambridge Analytica and Facebook  —  Mark Zuckerberg has been the one testifying before Congress, but the scientist at the heart of the biggest privacy scandal on Earth has largely stayed out of the spotlight, until now  —  Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
Discussion: Mashable
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Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Cambridge Analytica Data Scientist Aleksandr Kogan Wants You To Know He's Not A Russian Spy
Patrick Radden Keefe / New Yorker:
McMaster and Commander  —  Can a national-security adviser retain his integrity if the President has none?  —  When Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on the morning of March 20th, the two were at an excruciatingly delicate juncture.
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Sarah Vander Schaaff / Washington Post:
Opioid deaths prompt Ohio to reimagine classroom lessons, starting with kindergarten  —  Ohio, a state where 4,329 people died of drug overdoses in 2016, a death rate second only to neighboring West Virginia, is taking the fight against the opioid epidemic into the classroom with a new style of drug-abuse-prevention education.
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Mexico and EU reach new trade deal  —  You tell me.'  —  Mexico and the European Union have reached a trade deal that virtually eliminates tariffs.  —  The wide-reaching deal will simplify the customs process and eliminate tariffs for “practically all” goods traded between EU-member nations and Mexico …
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Los Angeles Times:
French, German leaders will bring Trump the same message: Save the Iran nuclear deal
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Inside One of America's Ugliest Political Feuds: Cuomo vs. de Blasio  —  It was, almost without question, the low point of Andrew M. Cuomo's political career.  —  The year was 2002 and Mr. Cuomo was badly trailing in the Democratic primary for governor and desperately seeking a graceful exit.
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
US trade rep racked up bill as he flip-flopped on purchase of pricey office desk  —  President Donald Trump's trade representative racked up a hefty bill on the purchase and subsequent return of a new desk for his office, emails reviewed by ABC News show.  —  According to emails …
Justin Lahart / Wall Street Journal:
Still Waiting for the Tax-Cut Boost  —  How much government stimulus is needed to ramp up economic growth?  —  The U.S. economy slowed down in the first quarter.  That isn't a surprise, but considering the stimulus hitting the economy it counts as disappointment.
Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
‘Nazi scum get out!’:  Watch entire New York bar chant at Milo Yiannopoulos until he leaves  —  You can't tell from Twitter, but rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is in New York today.  —  He wanted to go out for a drink, and ended up picking the wrong bar—one where members …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
'She's a lucky duck': GOP implodes again for McCaskill  —  Gov. Eric Greitens' scandals have thrown the Missouri GOP into turmoil, again, as Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill runs for reelection.  —  Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is up for reelection.  And, like clockwork …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kellyanne Conway rises — again  —  Kellyanne Conway has never actually wanted the job of White House communications director, according to sources who've discussed it with her, but Axios has learned that she left many in the White House communications team this week with the impression that she'd be leading the team in some capacity.
Discussion: Vox and CNN
 
 
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Chai alert  —  Sen. Mike Lee has been fighting against the renomination …
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The ‘deep state’ is real. But are its leaks against Trump justified?
Discussion: Power Line
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
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Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Press
Rachel Mullen / RedState:
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Discussion: The Daily Caller